[Arizona-students] Fw: [nabs-l] Cool Summer Opportunities

[Arielle Silverman]

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From: "Alysha" <queenalysha at cox.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:42 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] Cool Summer Opportunities


Hey Guys,
I just wanted to let all of you know about two awesome opportunities to do 
something cool this summer. Last summer, I went to Peru with a group of 
blind and sighted students to hike and camp in the Andes and to visit Incan 
ruins including the famous Machu Picchu. We also got to do a community 
service project in a small, remote village in the mountains with some local 
children. The trip was set up by an organization called Global Explorers 
that takes high school students all over the world. One of our trip leaders 
was Erik Weihenmayer, the blind man who climbed Mt. Everest. It was an 
absolutely amazing trip, and I'll never forget the friends I made, the 
experiences I gained, and the culture I observed.
Global Explorers is sponsoring two more trips this summer focused toward the 
involvement of blind students: one called Leading the Way, and one called 
Sounds of the Amazon. Leading the Way will be another hiking trip in Peru, 
although I'm pretty sure it's in a different area then I was. Erik 
Weihenmayer will also be traveling with this group of students. If it's 
anything like the trip I went on, it'll be a bit physically demanding but 
worth every minute. You'll probably be hiking over some seriously rough 
terrain for several hours a day, but they'll throw in some sight-seeing 
stuff to balance it out. Also, Sounds of the Amazon will take a group of 
students to the Peruvian rainforest to explore the culture and wildlife of 
the area with an emphasis on nonvisual observation techniques. I would 
strongly recommend any of these trips. The people at Global Explorers are 
amazing, and they'll make sure to give you a hands-on and exciting 
adventure. It does require a bit of a time commitment beforehand for 
fundraising and other preparations. You can find more information on their 
website at: www.globalexplorers.org.
Thanks, and I hope you are all having a fantastic year.

Alysha


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